Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
London Transport (uk.transport.london) Discussion of all forms of transport in London. |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#24
|
|||
|
|||
Routemaster registrations
Ivor Jones wrote:
Personally, I've never understood why plates in the UK have to show the year of issue anyway. Most other countries don't seem to think it necessary. And why change *twice* a year..? Lobbying by the car makers, trying to stop the annual surge in car buying in August caused by the annual change. This in its turn was due to lobbying by the car maufacturers in the 1950s, who wanted to increase sales by making it painfully obvious that your current car was *far* too old to be fashionable. France, Germany, Holland and Belgium, to name just a few, have plates that relate to the owner, not the car, so when you buy a new car, you keep the plate, while the new owner puts his plates on. We're one of very few countries that keep the plate with the vehicle for the life of the vehicle. -- Tciao for now! John. |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Vehicle registrations (was '0207 008 0000') | London Transport | |||
Route 8 Routemaster's Last Day Pictures | London Transport | |||
Routemaster ad screens - Win2000 Pro | London Transport | |||
Save the 73 Routemaster!!!! | London Transport | |||
Last Routemaster Service | London Transport |